Single Action Army (and clones)

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Now you can build your dream gun using our on line store. Just add the custom work you would like to your shopping cart, and proceed to checkout. If you decide not to order at this time, your items will remain in your cart for a period of 5 days. In the checkout process, you will be prompted to enter a deposit code. That deposit code will reflect the amount due for the deposit. This is the deposit on the work that will generate a work order in our shop. If you would like to mail in a check, you may do so in the checkout process by selecting the "pay by check" option. Then when prompted to print the order, just print the order and mail in with your check. Printing your order will delete the items from your shopping cart.

Please do not ship your firearm. We will call for your fire arm when we are ready to build it. This way you can still be shooting your firearm while you are waiting. Our shop will send for your firearm when we are ready for it and instruct you on the shipment process.

We have a backlog of about 8 to 10 months
Once we have your firearm, the turn around time is approximately 8 weeks for the completion of the custom work. If you order special finishes, you can expect an additional delay of 6 to 8 weeks, simply because we send your firearm to the finishing specialists for the services.

We will do a complete mechanical evaluation of your firearm before we start any work. If we find a problem that needs to be corrected, we will call you with an explanation of the problem and the cost to correct it. If you decide you do not want to continue with the custom work after the evaluation, there will be a charge plus return shipping, for the evaluation service.

Please do not order custom work with any other product from the web site. You will need to add the discount code CSTM, during the checkout process for the 50% deposit on your custom work. We need the custom work to come in on its own order for processing purposes.

CYLINDER & SLIDE CERAKOTE FIREARM FINISH
The Cylinder & Slide Cerakote Firearms Finish is a two part Epoxy finish that is oven cured. Ceramic particulate color particles contribute the specific coloration of the finish and provide superior abrasion resistance compared to the normal polymer based finishes. Cerakote Firearms Finish has a superior resistance to most solvents and chemicals as well as rust. Cerakote resists rust for 2,500+ hours in the 5% salt spray tests. Cerakote is stable up to 525 degrees F.
Cerakote is available in Satin Graphite Black, Matte Forest Brown, Matte Armor Black, and Matte OD Green. The Satin Black has a very slight sheen to it. The Matte colors are absolutely flat and do not have any light reflection to them. The Matte Armor Black sucks up so much light that it is hard to photograph a firearm finished completely with this. We recommend the Satin Graphite Black when having a firearm finished completely in black as one that is finished with the Matte Armor Black is really tough to look at because it is hard to distinguish the edges and lines of the firearm. The black finished 1911 shown is finished in the Satin Graphite Black. The next 1911 shown has the frame finished in Matte OD Green and Matte Armor Black. The next 1911 shown is camo-finished with Matte OD Green as the base with splotches of Matte Armor Black and Matte Forest Brown applied over the Matte OD Green base.
Cerakote can be applied to polymer frame handguns. We coat the Glock frames with Cerakote after we have done a grip reduction or added a beavertail.
Cerakote will resist holster wear better than the other poly finishes that we have tested. However, Kydex holsters are very tough on any finish and will eventually wear through even the Cerakote. It just takes a lot longer to wear through the Cerakote than the others.
You must order the test firing after the application of the Cerakote finish to be sure that your pistol will function. Why? The application of any type of polymer or epoxy finish adds surface thickness to the parts. This added thickness can cause sluggish cycling and contribute to function failures. By test firing the firearm after coating, we can make corrections in the finish thickness if needed to assure that your firearm will function properly after a complete break-in. You should always shoot your newly coated firearm at least 100 rounds to give it a good break-in. LUBRICATE YOUR FIREARM PROPERLY BEFORE AND DURING USE. We recommend that any firearm be properly lubricated before and during use regardless of the surface finish that has been applied. Check out the lubrication article in the technical section on our web site.
To order the Cerakote for your handgun please use the following part numbers:

The Special Finishes that are offered below require that we send your pistol out to the shop that specializes in the type of finish you request. You must realize that the addition of a special finish to your custom handgun will add 6 to 8 weeks to the turnaround time. We have no way of giving you an exact time frame as each shop has a different backlog that changes frequently, just like ours does. We have found that after any of the special finishes is applied we have to re-tune the trigger jobs, re-fitting the closely fitted internal parts, and then test fire the pistol again for reliability. This additional work and test firing means additional charges. All pricing of special finishes does not include the shipping both ways.